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Today on News 7 at 5, Norfolk Southern says it is cutting jobs across the nation.
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and authorities may be closer to finding the two remaining fugitives from a Texas prison.
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A very pleasant day and another coming up tomorrow although clouds will be on the increase. More on the forecast just ahead.

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In other news, a local coach is accused of taking indecent liberties.
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Plus in Medical News, a Roanoke hospital becomes one of the first in the nation to use robots to perform heart surgery.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]

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The big shake up comes at Norfolk Southern... For the peple who work there, it is not good news.
Just one day before earnings are due out- N-S says it's cutting between one and two thousand workers nationwide.
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News 7 business reporter Jennifer Miele is outside N-S in Roanoke- Jen- who will be affected.. and has N-S given a reason for these cuts?
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Jean - no surer signs that these, the slowing economy is forcing N-S to make changes ..... even the company's stock stopped trading briefly today.
So N-S President David Goode made a difficult decision.
He and the company's board members have decided to keep most of the money they would ordinarily give to company shareholders, and use it to get the railroad back on track.
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((BRIAN GOTTSTEIN/LEGG MASON: WHAT THEY ARE HOPING IS, SINCE THE COMPANY IS REINVESTING THAT MONEY INTO GROWING THE COMPANY AGAIN, THAT THE ACTUAL PRICE OF THE STOCK WILL INCREASE OVER TIME. AND MORE THAN MAKE UP FOR THAT DIVIDEND LOSS.))
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Here's a detailed look at the cutbacks: 1,000-2,000 jobs will go in the next 12 months, that's nearly six percent of its workforce.
N-S will also reduce dividends by 70 percent, sell 12,000 freight cars, eliminate or sell off 11 percent of its track, AND cut 10 underutilized facilities.
But how did powerhouse Norfolk Southern suddenly become vulnerable to change?
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The company says a slowing economy, a decline in coal exports, and high fuel prices are to blame.
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But many employees feel the company bit off more than it could chew when it merged with Conrail. They say the company owes too much debt, is carrying too many assets, and its labor force is more than it can handle.
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((BRIAN GOTTSTEIN/LEGG MASON: I THINK INVESTORS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A PLAN FROM THE COMPANY, WAITING FOR SOME KIND OF TURN AROUND NEWS. AND I THINK WE SEE THAT HERE.))
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Tomorrow we'll find out how many employees qualify for a new early retirement program.
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Tonight at six, we'll talk to an N-S union leaders who says he's never seen the railroad in a position like this.

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Police in Colorado hope they're closing in on two prison escapees- from Texas.
They've tracked down a van they believe the two may have used.
Chris Lawrence is following this story- He has the latest from Colorado Springs.
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[SUPER=01-Mark Mershon/FBI Special Agent;]
[SUPER=01-Darby Howard/Bartender; ]
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((It is 5 down and 2 to go as the saga of the Texas 7 continues. And.. the chase may be closing in on the two ecapess who remain on the lose.
Authorities have found a van believed to have been used by the men located outside a Cororado hotel. They believe it was abandoned in the
early hours of the morning.
LT. SKIP ARMS POLICE SPOKESPERSON
"we believe it was abandoned about 6am."
Four other fugitives have been captured peacefully, even though they
had a stockpile of weapons. A fifth committed suicide yesterday in
Colorado's Rocky Mountain foothills...when police surrounded the trailer
home where the gang had been hiding.
SPECIAL AGENT, MARK MERSHON/ FBI
They had 35 weapons..cocked and loaded for action.
The two men still evading police, are Patrick Murphy Jr .. serving 50
years for aggravated assault, and Donald Newbury, .. serving 99 years
for armed robbery . Police continue to warn the men are armed and dangerous.
Narr: Before capture the fugitives had tried to blend in with the locals. This bartender says he was stunned when he saw the pictures of
the re-captured men. Some of them had been drinking in his bar.
DARBY HOWARD/BARTENDER
...quiet...well behaved..
Chirs Lawrence: Police say... no problems with extradition...may be sent back to texas shortly.))

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Police say an argument between a Roanoke man and his employee ended in murder last night.
Authorities say 50-year old Mark David Stroud was shot four times inside his home.
Stroud owned a local tree trimming business.
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Police have charged his employee, 43-year old Neil Anthony Spencer with murder-
Police say the pair were arguing at the time of the shooting.
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Authorities say an Egyptian made weapon similar to an A-K-47 was used in the shooting.
Roanoke police and the A-T-F are working to find out where it came from.

[5-Child-Death]

An autopsy reveals a four year Pittsylvania County boy did "NOT" die of natural causes.
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[VO-NAT]

Four year Matthew Guisto (JUICE-toe) was last seen alive at his home in Hurt on Saturday night.
His mother called police Sunday afternoon.
Investigators with the Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Department won't say if charges are pending but are still calling this death suspicious.
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[ANCHOR=Jean]
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The medical examiner in Roanoke was not able to determine the exact cause of death.
Further examination and investigation are expected.

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The head basketball coach of Danville's high school is in trouble with the law.
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A grand jury indicted 42-year old Ronald Hollingsworth for allegedly taking indecent liberties with a female student who's under 18.
Police are not saying much- but they did say the incident happened at the coachs' home.
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((B.C. ELLIOT/DANVILLE POLICE DEPT.: IT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 2ND AND AS RESULT OF THAT WE STARTED AN INVESTIGATION IN OUR INVESTIGATION DIVISION. AND IT HAS RESULTED IN A GRAND JURY ACTION.))
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Police arrested Hollingsworth this morning.
He was released a short time later after posting a ten-thousand dollar bond.
The Danville Superintendent of Schools has placed him on administrative leave.
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Coming up next on the newscast, Pulaski officials say the Governor owes them an apology,
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And we'll see how technology is allowing a Roanoke hospital to become a leader in the field of heart surgery.
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Last month, Gilmore lashed out at them for raising the property tax rate after he'd worked to cut the car tax.
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He advised taxpayers to vote them out of office.
Pulaski County Supervisor Charles Cook says Gilmore was out of line.
He and his fellow supervisors -- 4 Democrats and one Republican -- are sending a resolution to Gilmore, demanding an apology.
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((CHARLES COOK: WE JUST FELT LIKE WE HAD BEEN ATTACKED UNFAIRLY AND WE THINK HE OWES US AN APOLOGY. THE STATE CODES ALLOW THE BOARD OF SUPERVOSORS TO LEVY TAXES ON REAL ESTATE AS WELL AS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX. ))
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[VO-NAT]

Last summer, supervisors voted to raise the property tax fifty cents to two dollars on every 100 dollars of property.
The move had no opposition then, but raised a ruckus when people opened their tax bills.
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[5-Bush-Education]

The new President has turned his attention to reading, writing and arithmatic. He wants to help failing schools with a major education package. Drew Levinson is in Washington with the details.
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((Detroits Pershing High School fits the profile-this inner city school
with its 18-hundred students ranks near the bottom of the state in
student achievement.
Its failing schools like this, that President Bush is targeting with
his education package-a package that calls for improving academic
standards in three years or risk losing federal money.
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WHEN SCHOOLS DO NOT TEACH AND DO NOT CHANGE, PARENTS MUST HAVE OTHER
MEANINGFUL OPTIONS.
The money designated for the schools could instead be used for vouchers
so students could attend private schools.
About 20-thousand students nationwide already use state-funded vouchers
for nonpublic schools.
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WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE KID RIGHT WHERE HE IS
Pershing school principal Emeral Crosby says taking money away from the
school is the wrong the answer.
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"IT'S JUST LIKE IF A KID IS SERIOUSLY ILL, AND WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO
TAKE YOUR MEDICINE AND GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE UNLESS YOU IMPROVE. THAT
MEDICINE NEEDS TO STAY RIGHT THERE WITH THAT KID."
The democrats are proposing an education package of their own. Instead
of taking money away, it calls for huge amounts of money to improve the
public schools.
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10:13:33 I DONT THINK WE OUGHT TO ABANDON SCHOOLS BY TAKING MONEY AWAY
FROM THEM.
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BUSHS PLAN ALSO CALLS FOR ANNUAL TESTING AND NEW AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
BOTH SIDES SAY THEY CAN COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE-BUT THE
VOUCHER QUESTION NO DOUBT IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR STICKING POINT.
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS, THE WHITE HOUSE.
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He is the father of the point-0-8 blood alcohol level for drunk driving in Virginia.
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Just after midnight last night, Williamsburg area state Senator Tommy Norment was pulled by a state trooper, who says his car was weaving on Interstate 64 near Richmond.
The trooper charged Norment with driving under the influence, after checking with the Henrico County prosecutor to see if he qualified for legislative immunity during the General Assembly session.
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Norment sponsored a major package of drunk driving bills that became law in July 1995, including lowering the blood alcohol level two-tenths of a percent.
This year, he's sponsoring a bill making it illegal to have an open alcohol container in a vehicle... and to study the danger of cell phones on the highway.

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Have you had a movie or dinner at a nice restaurant spoiled by a ringing cell phone? Coming up next Jacey Birch will explain the right and wrong time to reach out and touch someone.
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Have you ever been in a movie theater... restaurant or any public place enjoying yourself... when all of a sudden you hear a phone ringing?
Most of us have and believe it or not there are rules of etiquette when it comes to wireless devices.
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Jacey Birch is at Mill Mountain Theater to share with us the do's and dont's... when you take your cell phone or pager out.
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Today in Sports, we will see how Giant's running back Tiki Barber is dealing with the spotlight of playing in the Super Bowl,
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and then a little bit later, as the people who bring us Slinky's celebrate a milestone, we'll see where you can visit some of the toys of your past on the net.
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[5-Robot-Surgery]

Robots are coming soon to a hostpital near you. Carilion may soon become one of the first medical centers in the nation to use robots on heart patients. The robotic surgery system is known as Da vinci.
The Food and Drug Administration chose Carilion to use Da Vinci in clincial trials.
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We go to our Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton to tell us more about the robots.
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Jean,
This could actually change the way surgery is done in this country.
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Europe has been using the robotic system for years.
And if the FDA approves the device for heart procedures-- the U-S will be following in its foot steps.
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((I CAN CONTROL THE INSTRUMENT ARMS WITH INSTRUMENT CONTROLS IN MY HANDS, I CAN ALSO MANIPULATE THE CAMERA EITHER ZOOM IN OR ZOOM OR I CAN ZOOM OUT ))
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This is the wave of the future in heart surgery.
Doctors using robotic arms to do what human hands once did -- but with greater accuracy and precision.
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(( EVENTUALLY I THINK ITS GOING TO BE A STEPPING STONE TO ALLOW REALLY MORE ADVANCES IN MINIMALLY INVASIVE CHEST AND HEART SURGERY. AND THAT HOPEFULLY WILL TRANSLATE TO LESS TRAUMA TO PATIENTS, QUICKER HEALING TIME ))
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With the da Vinci surgical system -- the doctor only has to make three small holes in the chest wall --each about a half inch --eliminating the need for a large chest incision.
The manufacturer of the da Vinci says it's easy to maneuver.
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(( IT'S MORE ACCURATE THAN YOUR ACTUAL HAND COULD BE. IT REDUCES TREMOR. IT'S MONITORED APPROXIMATELY 135 TIMES A SECONDS, SO IF SYSTEM WERE TO DO ANYTHING OUT OF ORDINARY, IT WOULD FAULT AND THE SYSTEM WOULD STOP ))
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The da Vinci is already being used in the U-S to remove kidneys and for prostate cancer surgery.
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Jean,

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The world didn't know what a Slinky was- until Betty James named it. Now she is taking her place in toy history.
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It was actually Betty James' husband Richard who invented the toy in 1943- and asked her to name it.
More than 250 MILLION Slinkys have been sold since.
Next month the 84-year-old grandmother will be inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame.
IF YOU'RE looking for some of the toys of yesterday, you'll want to visit our website of the day.
" Yesterday- land DOT COM" says you can find your childhood there.
In addition to toys, you can see T-V shows, lunch boxes, and arcade games of the past.
Remember Rock em Sock em robots? or E-Z bake ovens?
What about an Evil Knievel Motorcylcle or a Whammo Air Gun. If those toys ring a bell.. you may want to check out our website of the day.
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You can find it through a link to our website at WDBJ7-dot-com.[S5-Super]

Welcome folks to the Tuesday ticker.
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We begin tonight with a quick reminder that the Roanoke Express is home this evening.
Face-off for tonight's contest with the Augusta Lynx is set for seven.
If you can't make it - we'll have some highlights for you tonight on News 7 at 11.
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Plenty of folks made it to Tampa today - especially those in the media.
The Super Bowl's annual media day at Raymond James Stadium proved that Ravens' linebacker Ray Lewis is magnetic.
Lewis attracted a crowd of reporters standing 30 deep today.
Others also had a chance to answer a question or two, plus both teams got in a practice.
Super Bowl 35 is only on Your Hometown Station this Sunday at six.
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((Only five other players in the NFL had more all purpose yards than Tiki Barber this past season. He is the first Giant in over 40 years to surpass 500 yards both rushing and receiving. He further cemented his team's respect for him by playing the last four games with a broken bone in his left arm.
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Coming up tonight at six, Tiki talks about Roanoke, his mom and Cave Spring high school. Steve Mason news 7 sports. ))
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Also coming up at six, Tech linebacker Ben Taylor will need surgery that could sideline him up to six months. Take care everybody.

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Roanoke City Police want you to take an active role in preventing burglaries.
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It's called the Burglary Prevention Program .. introduced at a news conference this morning.
Police will conduct seminars designed to teach home and business owners how to protect their belongings.
The first seminar will be geared towards business owners and will be held tomorrow at 10:30 in the morning-at the Roanoke City Police Department's Northeast office on Williamson Road.
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